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Recruiting Guide

NCAA Clearinghouse (Eligibility)
RECRUITING GUIDE: WHERE DO I START??

Recruiting Checklist: Keep these items on hand at all times.

1. Current Baseball schedule- high school/summer
2. Current baseball practice schedule- high school/summer
3. Updated personal history form
4. Updated personal accomplishment form
5. Off season projected camp dates, club dates, summer league dates
6. Hand written note to coach/thanking them/keep in touch
7. Send ACT or SAT scores to colleges andNCAA Clearinghouse.
8. Have you sent required information toNCAA Clearinghouse? Make sure you put the
time into your studies. Take your ACT/SAT early and register theNCAA Clearinghouse
as one institution to receive your scores. Talk with your High School Counselor about
getting registered.

Sophomore Year

1. Choose as many colleges you wish from the Directory of Colleges/Universities
2. Send letter to introduce yourself with resume, and schedule of your contests.
This puts you on the college's academic and athletic mailing list.
3. Send a personal note thanking the college coach for their interest and time they spent
responding to your letter.
4. Offer the college a videotape of a contest. Do something original! Be creative!
5. Gather and keep all information for further reference.
6. Play as much as possible.
7. You need to begin to create a personal accomplishment sheet. Be honest! Don't lie
about stats or anything else. It is very important you list any accomplishments from
grades 7-12. You never know what may trigger the interest of a coach or a scholarship
review board. This will be very useful for athletics and academic scholarships.
8. Parents need to be aggressive about obtaining information about athletic scholarships.

Junior Year

1. Take the PSAT. It helps you prepare for the ACT.
2. Take the ACT.
3. Make videotape of your skills and of your play.
4. Continue to contact college coaches by personal notes as often as possible.
5. Begin to concentrate on the colleges that give the most interest.
6. Meet with your guidance counselor and look up information on your choices of
colleges based on size, major, and interests.
7. Compare this list with the colleges that have returned baseball information to you.
Pursue any that match.
8. Have your guidance counselor search out academic scholarships on their computer in the
area you wish to major in college.
9. Obtain and fill out scholarships forms.
10. You can call a coach any time and talk about anything you wish. The NCAA rules are
made to prevent the coaches from "badgering" athletes, not to prevent you from
obtaining information. If you have questions or concerns, feel free to call the coach
and ask.
11. Please take the time to watch the team or level you are interested in Play. You may
need to compare your skills with the skills of those playing at that level.
12. Attend a college summer camp. This is an excellent way to evaluate the coach's teaching
ability, and get a feel for their personality.
13. At the end of your junior year, you need to read the NCAA Division I-II-III recruiting
regulations.

Senior Year

1. Send out your senior year schedule of competitions.
2. Make a video of your abilities and prepare at least five copies to send to colleges.
3. Narrow your choices to 5 institutions.
4. Keep your parents involved and make some college visits.
5. Fill out FAF and mail its results to the colleges you are considering.
6. Retake the ACT if you feel you need it.
7. Consider each total financial package before you make your decision. A Division III
aide package may be better than a large school and No playing time.
8. Fill out theNCAA Clearinghouseforms through your guidance office.

As the situation arises make sure you are prepared to put your best foot forward.
Do not be afraid to ask questions, do research, and read up on the little details of
the recruitment process. There are many good books and web sites out there for you to
use as a source of information, as well as your coach and guidance counselor.